Bøger af Michiko Aoyama
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139,95 kr. **PRE-ORDER THE NEW NOVEL BY THE AUTHOR OF WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR IS IN THE LIBRARY**For lovers of Moo Deng and Before the Coffee Gets ColdDiscover the enchanting new feelgood novel where five overlapping lives seek comfort from a magical hippo ride:Nestling at the bottom of a five-storey apartment block in the community of Advance Hill is the children's playground, Hinode Park, where you will find a very special hippo ride. According to urban legend, if you touch it with the area of your body that needs comfort, you will see swift signs of recovery.Meet a couple of the neighbours who use the hippo ride, from a highschool student to an eighty-year-old cleaning lady:-Kanato lays his head on the hippo's back, hoping to recover the confidence he lost when he started at his scary new school;- Saha, a new mother with no friends, strokes its mouth, in case she can bring back the words she spoke when she was an award-winning retail assistant;Three more neighbours will come to the magical hippo for help, as they discover how to resolve emotional pain for themselves, if their heart is open and their minds are at peace, in this deeply moving celebration of kindness, community and understanding.Readers adore Recovery Hippo:'I wanted to find the magical hippo in myself as I read this book' *****'How does Aoyama depict human emotion so vividly? I imagined myself in this book' *****'I almost wept on my train home from work' *****'It gripped my heart. I wish there was a magical hippo near my home' *****'Whenever I feel hurt, I want to re-read this wonderful book' *****
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- 139,95 kr.
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172,95 kr. La novela japonesa sobre el poder de los libros que está cautivando al mundo. Más de 300.000 ejemplares. Un libro puede cambiarte la vida. En el corazón de Tokio hay una pequeña biblioteca donde trabaja la señora Komachi. Teclea en su computadora como un rayo y en sus momentos de ocio crea pequeñas figuras de fieltro que luego regala a los visitantes más especiales, a los que les pregunta: «¿Qué buscas?». La respuesta parece sencilla, pero la señora Komachi no es como otros bibliotecarios. Ella puede adivinar cuáles son los sueños, los deseos y los pesares de la persona a la que escucha. Y es asà como una recomendación suya les puede cambiar la vida. Solo hace falta que se entreguen a la lectura de un libro inesperado. La biblioteca de los nuevos comienzos es una oda al poder de los libros que nos enseña que, si se escucha con el corazón y se tiende una mano amiga, todos podemos alcanzar nuestros sueños. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION For fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold, a charming, internationally bestselling Japanese novel about how the perfect book recommendation can change a readers' life. What are you looking for? So asks Tokyo's most enigmatic librarian. For Sayuri Komachi is able to sense exactly what each visitor to her library is searching for and provide just the book recommendation to help them find it. A restless retail assistant looks to gain new skills, a mother tries to overcome demotion at work after maternity leave, a conscientious accountant yearns to open an antique store, a recently retired salaryman searches for newfound purpose. In Komachi's unique book recommendations they will find just what they need to achieve their dreams. What You Are Looking For Is in the Library is about the magic of libraries and the discovery of connection. This inspirational tale shows how, by listening to our hearts, seizing opportunity and reaching out, we too can fulfill our lifelong dreams. Which book will you recommend?
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- 172,95 kr.
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331,95 kr. "For fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold, a charming, internationally bestselling Japanese novel about how the perfect book recommendation can change a readers' life. What are you looking for? So asks Tokyo's most enigmatic librarian. For Sayuri Komachi is able to sense exactly what each visitor to her library is searching for and provide just the book recommendation to help them find it. A restless retail assistant looks to gain new skills, a mother tries to overcome demotion at work after maternity leave, a conscientious accountant yearns to open an antique store, a recently retired salaryman searches for newfound purpose. In Komachi's unique book recommendations they will find just what they need to achieve their dreams. What You Are Looking For Is in the Library is about the magic of libraries and the discovery of connection. This inspirational tale shows how, by listening to our hearts, seizing opportunity and reaching out, we too can fulfill our lifelong dreams. Which book will you recommend?"--
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- 331,95 kr.
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143,95 kr. Un livre peut changer notre vie.Homme ou femme, jeune ou vieux, salarié ou retraité... ils sont cinq à franchir le pas de la petite bibliothèque tenue par Sayuri Komachi en plein cœur de Tokyo. Leur point commun : ils sont au croisement de leur vie. À chacun, Sayuri Komachi, énigmatique bibliothécaire attentive aux autres, proposera un ouvrage totalement inattendu, bien loin de celui qu'ils croyaient être venus chercher.Mais ce choix ne relève pas du hasard, ce livre se révèle comme le jalon qui leur permettra de changer de vie.Sayuri Komachi dévoile à chaque lecteur le pouvoir de la lecture et l'importance qu'une personne attentive et à l'écoute peut avoir sur le destin de chacun d'entre nous.Michiko Aoyama est une journaliste japonaise. La Bibliothèque des rêves secrets, son premier roman, s'est immédiatement hissé en tête des ventes au Japon avant de connaître un succès international. Elle vit à Tokyo.
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- 143,95 kr.